linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [11/19] HWPOISON: Refactor truncate to allow direct truncating of page v2

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Date:	Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:10:01 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...e.de>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	fengguang.wu@...el.com, hidehiro.kawai.ez@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [11/19] HWPOISON: Refactor truncate to allow direct
	truncating of page v2

> I haven't brought up the caller at this point, but IIRC you had
> the page locked and mapping confirmed at this point anyway so
> it would never be an error for your code.
> 
> Probably it would be nice to just force callers to verify the page.
> Normally IMO it is much nicer and clearer to do it at the time the
> page gets locked, unless there is good reason otherwise.

Ok. I think I'll just keep it as it is for now.

The only reason I added the error code was to make truncate_inode_page
fit into .error_remove_page, but then latter I did another wrapper
so it could be removed again. But it won't hurt to have it either.

-Andi


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